Napoleon Iii Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Tables
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Center Tables
Ebony
Antique 19th Century European Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Figurative Sculptures
Silver, Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Wall Mirrors
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Ormolu
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 1860s Italian Napoleon III Shelves
Ebony, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Wood
Antique Early 1800s French Napoleon III Credenzas
Stone, Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Center Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Napoleon III Vanities
Brass
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Birdseye Maple, Boxwood, Ebony, Sycamore
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Chairs
Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Granite, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Pedestals
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century French Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Stucco
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Picture Frames
Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Religious Items
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Wardrobes and Armoires
Ebony
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Inkwells
Brass
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Game Tables
Bone, Wood
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Knife Boxes
Silver
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Armchairs
Silk, Ebony
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Stone, Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Console Tables
Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Console Tables
Wood
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Wall Clocks
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Center Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Stone, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Ormolu
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Marble, Bronze
Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Cabinets
Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Ormolu
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass, Pewter
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Cabinets
Carrara Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Bookcases
Walnut, Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Center Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Ebony
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Opaline Glass, Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Gueridon
Wood, Ebony, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Side Tables
Rosewood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 1880s European Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres
Faience, Beech
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A Close Look at Napoleon-iii Furniture
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
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